Heatseekers charts
The Heatseekers charts are "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by Billboard in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists.[1] Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers may also concurrently appear on the Billboard 200 or Billboard Hot 100.
Albums chart
The Heatseekers Albums chart contains 25 positions that are ranked by
Many artists have bypassed Top Heatseekers altogether by having their initial chart entry debut on the Billboard 200 at position 100 or better.
Songs chart
The Heatseekers Songs chart contains 25 positions, rated by a combination of
The Heatseekers Songs chart was quietly discontinued on December 6, 2014; the final chart was released on November 29, 2014, and the final #1 song on the chart to date was "Girl in a Country Song" by Maddie & Tae.[4]
See also
References
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
The Heatseekers chart is designed for either new or developing artists. Since the chart debuted in October 1991, Billboard has defined a developing act as one who has never had an album reach the top half of the Billboard 200, ...
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Heatseekers Songs Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Heatseekers Song Chart". Billboard. November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2024.